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Senior Quantitative Financial Analyst

Charlotte, North Carolina

Job Description:

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Job Description:

This job is responsible for conducting quantitative analytics and complex modeling projects for specific business units or risk types. Key responsibilities include leading the development of new models, analytic processes, or system approaches, creating technical documentation for related activities, and working with Technology staff in the design of systems to run models developed. Job expectations may include the ability to influence strategic direction, as well as develop tactical plans.

Responsibilities:

+ Performs end-to-end market risk stress testing including scenario design, scenario implementation, results consolidation, internal and external reporting, and analyzes stress scenario results to better understand key drivers

+ Leads the planning related to setting quantitative work priorities in line with the bank’s overall strategy and prioritization

+ Identifies continuous improvements through reviews of approval decisions on relevant model development or model validation tasks, critical feedback on technical documentation, and effective challenges on model development/validation

+ Maintains and provides oversight of model development and model risk management in respective focus areas to support business requirements and the enterprise's risk appetite

+ Leads and provides methodological, analytical, and technical guidance to effectively challenge and influence the strategic direction and tactical approaches of development/validation projects and identify areas of potential risk

+ Works closely with model stakeholders and senior management with regard to communication of submission and validation outcomes

+ Performs statistical analysis on large datasets and interprets results using both qualitative and quantitative approaches

Required Qualifications:

+ Master’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience

+ Strong analytical, critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving skills to lead or facilitate discussions across various levels of stakeholders/support partners to provide impactful analysis on forecast results

+ Ability to manage multiple projects at the same team and communicate across an array of stakeholders

+ Experience in Automation

+ Understands/ability to work with complex Excel Spreadsheets and Access databases

+ Strong verbal communication, relationship building and people skills

+ Strong PowerPoint skills

Desired Qualifications:

+ Experience in forecasting, especially scenario forecasting, and performance testing/enhancing models

+ Management Reporting experience

+ Exposure to financial products, concepts and businesses

+ Ability to multi-task and make changes under tight deadlines

+ Programming experience (Preferably in R, Python, or SQL) and understanding of database functionality

Skills:

+ Critical Thinking

+ Quantitative Development

+ Risk Analytics

+ Risk Modeling

+ Technical Documentation

+ Adaptability

+ Collaboration

+ Problem Solving

+ Risk Management

+ Test Engineering

+ Data Modeling

+ Data and Trend Analysis

+ Process Performance Measurement

+ Research

+ Written Communications

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40

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